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Glass Teapot Infuser

This generously sized teapot is made of clear glass with an egg-shaped stainless-steel infuser that is easily raised by pulling the attached silicone string when the tea is ready for serving. The Glass Teapot Infuser reflects the Museum’s effort to document and display the contemporary evolution of objects related to tea, examples of which are featured in the Museum’s collection including a tea infuser and several glass teapots. Dishwasher-safe.

One reviewer already extensively commented on how it is impossible to make any amount of good tea in this poorly designed glassware. It is impossible to make a small amount of normal tea since the tea ball is barely sufficient for one-two cups and also because it does not submerge fully in the one-two cups of water. Importantly the glass from which the tea pot is badly tempered. Amazingly but the tea leaves stains at the bottom of the glass pot which are impossible to clean. I tried the dishwasher, soaking with the dishwashing liquid, even vinegar. The only chemical that works is noxious bleach. The rating comment on this site is sneaky too - obviously set up to reduce the negative ratings. You only allowed to rate once but you are not given the warning until after you rated the first review! So I could not rate the best descriptive review which followed, which of course happened to be negative.

This was a gift for my son who cares a lot about the design of things...as do I. He loves it and...finds the design a little quirky. The rubber stopper in the spout seems like a strange choice but maybe not as cork would introduce yet another material. I think the plastic top that looks like glass in the picture is a little strange but maybe is an effort to not have something that would easily be broken, it just feels a little strange as you are expecting glass. It functions admirably...oh, the way the infuser ball opens and closes is not crisp or confidence inspiring. I would get it again and give it again as it is pretty great looking and works well.

If you rarely drink tea and just want a classy teapot to have on hand for the rare tea-drinking guest who enters your home, it's great. I'm sure you'll muddle through using it only occasionally. But if you drink significant amounts of tea on a daily basis, it's abyssal.

My husband and I drink a large pot of tea every morning. This teapot seemed perfect for the two of us because it brews about 5 cups. The problem is that the infuser ball is not large enough for the amount of tea leaves required to steep 5 cups of water.

The dry leaves nearly fill the infuser ball to capacity, meaning the tea leaves have no room to expand. Getting a good cup of tea is ALL about surface area. The leaves have to expand and come into contact with the water to release their flavor. So this tiny infuser ball limits leaf expansion to almost nothing, resulting in incredibly weak tea.

You can't obviate this problem by making less tea (thus filling the infuser ball less and giving those leaves enough room to expand) because if you use less water, the infuser ball will not be fully submerged.

Going even beyond that, because the infuser ball is closed, the water never "flows" over the tea (as it does in traditional "basket" brewers). That means the water only touches the leaves passively. If the infuser ball were made of mesh, this wouldn't be as much of a problem. But it is a solid metal cup with perforated holes. It is only perforated on the sides, not the bottom or top. So there is an INCREDIBLY limited number of holes for the water to enter/exit. It brews insanely weak tea.

Additionally, the infuser ball is very difficult to open and close. Because the ball is metal, it also becomes very hot. So if you finish a pot of tea over breakfast and want to brew another, good luck. The infuser will still be smokin' hot. It also tends to open "can of worms" style, meaning you wrestle with it for quite a bit before the lid releases suddenly and spews tea leaves everywhere.

Beyond that, the silicon "thread" is prone to falling over the spout as you pour, so you have to hold it down every time you pour a cup, lest it flop over the spout (which causes tea to splash).

In short, this is an object d'art not a functional tea pot.

Merchant response: Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate the chance to learn about the glass teapot that you ordered. Your input helps guide the evaluations of our merchandise that we regularly conduct to ensure we are offering the best products to our customers. We are sorry to hear you've had a disappointing experience and will contact you to remedy the situation.

We love our new tea pot. The design is nice, but doesn't sacrifice function. Love how you can simply pull the infuser ball out of the liquid once it's done steaping. The silicone stopper and lined top keep tea nice and fresh throughout the day. Infuser ball top could be made a little better... a little hard to get on and off.